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New Facebook game raises awareness to women’s challenges

Source: MSNBC

Inspired by the best-seller “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” the new social media game aims to actually effect social change. “We really wanted to get a broader audience,” said co-author of the book Nicholas Kristof, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times. “One of the problems with a book or a documentary is that by and large, those who are reading it or watching it are probably already sympathetic to the cause.” Read more
Can playing Facebook games change the world?

Source: TODAY

March 4, 2013 Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy On average, 300 million people play Facebook games each month. Sheryl WuDunn, author of “Half … Read more
The Half the Sky Movement Is Launching a Game That Lets You Give Back IRL (in Real Life!)

Source: Glamour

Monday, 03/4/2013 11:05 AM By Katie Sanders Friday is International Women’s Day, and husband-wife duo Nicolas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, co-authors of Half the Sky, are kicking off the festivities with the … Read more

Press Releases

Games for Change Announces 2013 Finalists for the Games for Change Awards

Awards to be Presented During 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival On June 18th in NYC May 13, 2013 (New York, NY) — This morning, Games for Change announced the … Read more
Games for Change Announces 10th Anniversary Festival to Take Place June 17-19 at New York City’s New World Stages

The 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival will take place from June 17-19th at New World Stages in New York City. Hosted and created by Games for Change, a non-profit that catalyzes social impact through digital games, the Games for Change Festival is the largest gaming event in New York City and the leading international event uniting game creators with others interested in accessing and furthering the positive social impact of games. Read more
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn Announce Half the Sky Movement: The Game

Pulitzer-Prize winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn announced this morning the March 4th launch of the latest installment of the Half the Sky Movement: a web-based game. Half the Sky Movement: The Game is a game-based adventure that aims to reach mainstream audiences to raise awareness and donations to empower women and girls around the world. The groundbreaking Facebook game introduces direct virtual-to-real-life translation, achieved by inviting players to move through a series of quests and stories related to real-world challenges that women and girls face, with issue-specific solutions provided by seven non-profit organizations: The Fistula Foundation, GEMS, Heifer International, ONE, Room to Read, United Nations Foundation, and World Vision. The game is executive produced by Games for Change, a non-profit that catalyzes social impact through digital games, and all its revenue is directed to charitable causes. Read more